Category: YOUR HEALTH
-
East Kentucky Diabetes Symposium held in Hazard addressed disease that impacts 1 in 5 people in region
Shaping Our Appalachian Region held its second East Kentucky Diabetes Symposium Friday, April 11, in Hazard to educate people about a disease that impacts 20% of the people who live...
-
Flood-contaminated food can cause health risks; here are some food safety tips from Louisville health officials
Kentucky Health News As Kentuckians return to their homes after the flood to clean up, public health officials in Louisville warn that one of the biggest health risks is contaminated...
-
Social media before bedtime wreaks havoc on sleep; research finds screens aren’t the main culprit
By Brian Chin The Conversation “Avoid screens before bed” is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice. But what if the real problem isn’t screen time − it’s...
-
UK’s colon and lung cancer research described as ‘groundbreaking’ and ‘surprising’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Researchers at the University of Kentucky looked at the differences in the colon cancer tumors from Appalachian and non-Appalachian patients as a way to...
-
First state-based policy to address early-age onset of colorectal cancer signed into law
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a bill into law that will help more Kentuckians get colon cancer screenings. “Colon cancer is the third most...
-
State health initiative focuses on mental health, a condition that impacts nearly 1 in 4 adults
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The focus of April’s “Our Healthy Kentucky Home” initiative is mental health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in...
-
CHFS Secretary Eric Friedlander announces retirement; Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack to assume role
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander is retiring on Aug. 1 after 40 years in public service, Gov. Andy Beshear...
-
GOP changes to Medicaid in doubt after Gov. Beshear says legislature failed to fund them
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern This article mentions suicide. The number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. Changes the Kentucky General Assembly ordered in Medicaid face an uncertain...
-
Grant application deadline for nonprofits serving marginalized youth with emotional disabilities is April 28
As part of the Kentucky Services and Infrastructure eXpansion initiative, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will award up to 10 grants of up to $100,000 per award to community-based...
-
Gov. Beshear says he will challenge Trump’s funding cuts to health-related grant programs in Kentucky
Kentucky’s health departments are set to lose nearly $150 million in health-related grants after the Trump administration announced it would cancel the state’s Covid-19 health care grants, Sylvia Goodman reports...